Rumah Amadangi in Kedungu

Completed 2023

Rumah Amadangi is a 3-villa compound. It sits on an 800 sqm coconut tree intense piece of land in Kedungu, Bali. The region of Kedungu in Tabanan shares the same coastline as the famous Canggu beach. Black sandy beaches, a variety of restaurants, and beachclubs are only minutes away from Rumah Amadangi. The site’s unique characteristics give this project an interesting identity, villasamong the coconut trees. In addition, the site is tucked in, away from the main road giving it a surprise and private arrival.

The site has quite a few well-grown coconut trees and mango trees spreading across the entire land. Due to this, we feel that weshould take this as a key feature of the concept. Each of the trees either penetrates or touches the buildings in different ways. Some ofthem go straight through the roof. While others barely touch the buildings. Others are respected by adjusting the position and mass ofthe buildings. As a result, every plot at Rumah Amadangi has its own arrangement and is different from one another. This in return, makeseach and every villa unique.

In designing Rumah Amadangi, we want to embed the architecture into the local context. Firstly, we are taking on thehorizontality and verticality of the coconut trees. By doing so, we apply the horizontal and vertical lines of the coconut trees to thearchitectural and interior design language. The design language translates to using a lot of lines in architecture, materiality, and textures.

Spatial-wise, we want to have different experiences for each of the 3 units at Rumah Amadangi. One example would be, theplayfulness of double volumes and compressed spaces is one of the architectural features that we use in this project. In addition, each ofthe main spaces has a different location and spatial experience. However, all of these differences share one connection, the roofspanning through all villas.

Photos: Bada Studio